Did Aespa’s Karina Apology Issued to her Fans on Dating Lee Jae Wook

Waqar Ahmad March 7, 2024

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Did Aespa's Karina Apology Issued to her Fans on Dating Lee Jae Wook

Last week, Dispatch revealed that Korean actor Lee Jae Wookis dating Aespa’s Karina. After a week, due to the chaotic situation of fans and hatred, Aespa’s Karina apology was issued. She had to write a handwritten apology to her fans. SM Entertainment issued Karina’s apology on her official Instagram account.

Lee Jae Wook is famous for his roles in multiple Korean drama series including Death Game, Alchemy of Souls, Extraordinary You, and The Impossible Hier. Whereas, Aespa is a famous Korean girl group for its thrilling vocals, amazing visuals, and AI simulacra.

Aespa’s Karina Apology for Dating Scandal with Lee Jae Wook

Although, the Kpop world is transforming and fans are giving space to the idols. However, hate towards idols dating one another is constant. After the relationship of both artists was exposed, Karina had to apologize for the outcry of fervent followers. The couple’s agencies confirmed the relationship as well.

International fans were supporting the duo for their happiness and we’re sharing interactions between the couple. However, the reaction from the Asian fans was swift and turbulent. Some fans were expressing their support for the couple, while others were reacting with shock, fury, and contempt.

Some fans even sent a truck to SM Entertainment headquarters (Aespa’s Karina’s agency) with an electronic billboard. The Chosun Ilbo newspaper confirmed the incident. The billboard by the frantic fans read, “Do you not receive enough love from your fans.” apart from that, it also stated why she was betraying the fans by dating someone.

The fans demanded that Aespa’s Karina dating scandal was intolerable and she had to apologize if she didn’t want to witness a decline in their album and concert sales. Due to the pressure from the fans, she had to post the apology publicly after writing it by hand on her Instagram account where her 12.7 million followers saw the post.

The Instagram post of Aespa’s Karina apology (Instagram) read, “I know very well how disappointed and upset my fans are, who are supporting me and are thinking about the memories we spent together now. From now on, I want to make up for the disappointment and hurt of fans. I have always been sincere to my followers and I will still be. Every one of you is precious to me. I will work harder and show more maturity to my fans in the future, without disappointing them.”

The sincere Aespa’s Karina apology got brownie points from her fans who had been supporting her since Aespa’s debut and vowed to remain loyal to their idol. Whereas, others said she was saving face by apologizing as she didn’t want to lose profit from album sales.

Extreme Loyalty Culture in Korean Idols and Bands

Stars and band members are always in the spotlight around the world. No matter where they live, the star’s and actors’ dating scandals or announcements always make quick celebrity headlines. Likewise. Lee Jae Wook and Aespa’s Karina dating scandal was rapidly shared like a fire swallowing a forest.

The news might seem ordinary to fans if they’re living in Korea or Japan. Both countries are notorious for relationship scandals as a taboo in their culture. The followers of idols and characters idolize their stars. Moreover, they record labels to promote the fantasy of their accessible and unhitched celebrities who only share a deep don’t with their fans or group members.

Most Kpop agencies ban dating as it results in disheartening fans, meager album sales, and empty concert oceans. Therefore, the actors and idols date secretly, rarely, do they let it be publicized. Henceforth, they need to maintain a strict mystique in front of their followers.

There were various incidents where fans became angry and asked the members to leave the group for being in a relationship. Baekhyun from Exo and Taeyeon from Girls Generation had to break up due to massive pressure and hate from their followers. Likewise, Exo’s Chen received continuous hate for getting married.

In 2018, Hyuna and E Dawn started dating. After the news was exposed to media outlets, their agency Cube Entertainment had their stocks drop due to angry fans. Henceforth, agencies or record labels try to avoid situations in which Korean fans might get furious like dating scandals. As a result, Cube Entertainment disbanded both artists and they performed under Triple H.

The kpop fan bases and the Korean entertainment industry function around fervid fantasies to promote the brands and shows. The loyalty of fans puts pressure on celebrities to fulfill their desires and wishes. Hence, both abide by their love, and profit and support one another in their way.

Therefore, their followers above and beyond while supporting their favorite artists, including buying albums massively, celebrating birthdays globally, making charitable donations to the celebrity’s names, holding Billboard to boos their favorite group’s public image, paying for independent advertisements, promoting albums, sending food truck and marketing tours.

Fans Split and Dating Tolerance Among Kpop Fans

Events like Aespa’s Karina apology are frequent in the Kpop industry, however, things have started to transform due to global fandoms from different cultures. As a result, the fans are split in encouraging the Kpop idols to live their life as they want and date openly. Whereas, on the other hand, particularly Korean fans have the same traditional mindset about relationships.

Last year, YG Entertainment’s Blackpink singer Jisoo and actor Ahn Bo Hyun confirmed that they were dating each other. The fans began to showcase their dichotomy in thoughts. Similarly, in Karina’s apology post on Instagram, many comments were supporting Karina’s dating life.

Fans were congregating, “No idol has to apologize for dating in 2024. The Korean idols and actors shouldn’t be apologizing for loving someone as it’s the basic human instinct. Korean netizens don’t need to be this harsh on them and accept the reality.”

Henceforth, what do you think that K culture about dating, and idolizing celebrities needs to change or not? Do Kpop idols need to act innocent, portray or serve themselves as a mysterious personality, and apologize for minute things to their followers?

Do you support Aespa’s Karina apology and dating Lee Jae Wook, comment below.

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